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Procurement and Compliance specialist(Under Contract)

rwanda public procurement authority (RPPA)

Responsibilities or duties

JOB Responsibilities.

• Lead the assessment and processing of requests for non-objections, categorization, and advisory opinions in line with the public procurement legal framework.
• Conduct high-level review and analysis of assigned cases, ensuring sound legal basis and completeness of supporting documentation.
• Formulate strategic recommendations and draft responses for consideration and approval by the Director General.
• Coordinate with relevant RPPA units, including Legal, Capacity Building, and Umucyo e-Procurement teams, to ensure coherence, quality, and consistency.
• Ensure compliance of operations with applicable laws, regulations, and institutional standards.
• Promote and uphold principles of transparency, fairness, and value for money across all reviewed processes.
• Undertake any other responsibilities as may be assigned in support of RPPA’s mandate.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s Degree in law, Procurement, Civil Engineering, Economics, Auditing, applied Statistics (Economic Statistics), with three (3) years of working experience in the public procurement or related fields
2. Master’s Degree in Procurement, Law, Civil Engineering, Economics, applied Statistics (Economic Statistics), with one (1) year of relevant working experience

Required certificates

• A certificate in a procurement Professional course such as CIPS, CIPP), or any other recognized professional qualification in procurement is an added advantage

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Resource management skills
• Problem solving skills
• Decision making skills
• Time management skills
• Risk management skills
• Digital literacy skills
• Understanding of public procurement laws and procedures in Rwanda
• Understanding of other relevant laws related to business and procedures;
• Communication skills
• Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an advantage
• Analytical skills;
• Negociation skills
• Result oriented
• Any other recognized professional qualification in Procurement is an added advantage
• Planning skills
• Knowledge of E -procurement tool (Umucyo system) used in Rwanda’s Public procurement is an added value.

Psychometric Languages

• English

Psychometric Domains

• Problem solving

Competence / Skills

• Self-report measures
• Behavior and attitude

Experience needed

3 Years of relevant experience

1 Years of relevant experience

• Lead the assessment and processing of requests for non-objections, categorization, and advisory opinions in line with the public procurement legal framework.
• Conduct high-level review and analysis of assigned cases, ensuring sound legal basis and completeness of supporting documentation.
• Formulate strategic recommendations and draft responses for consideration and approval by the Director General.
• Coordinate with relevant RPPA units, including Legal, Capacity Building, and Umucyo e-Procurement teams, to ensure coherence, quality, and consistency.
• Ensure compliance of operations with applicable laws, regulations, and institutional standards.
• Promote and uphold principles of transparency, fairness, and value for money across all reviewed processes.
• Undertake any other responsibilities as may be assigned in support of RPPA’s mandate.

• Resource management skills
• Problem solving skills
• Decision making skills
• Time management skills
• Risk management skills
• Digital literacy skills
• Understanding of public procurement laws and procedures in Rwanda
• Understanding of other relevant laws related to business and procedures;
• Communication skills
• Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an advantage
• Analytical skills;
• Negociation skills
• Result oriented
• Any other recognized professional qualification in Procurement is an added advantage
• Planning skills
• Knowledge of E -procurement tool (Umucyo system) used in Rwanda’s Public procurement is an added value.
• Problem solving
• Self-report measures
• Behavior and attitude

• Bachelor’s Degree in law, Procurement, Civil Engineering, Economics, Auditing, applied Statistics (Economic Statistics), with three (3) years of working experience in the public procurement or related fields
• Master’s Degree in Procurement, Law, Civil Engineering, Economics, applied Statistics (Economic Statistics), with one (1) year of relevant working experience
• A certificate in a procurement Professional course such as CIPS, CIPP), or any other recognized professional qualification in procurement is an added advantage